Web Content Developer & Editor - Student Intern

About The State University of New York :
 

The State University of New York, or SUNY, is the largest comprehensive system of public higher education in the United States, with 64 colleges and universities spanning the state from Long Island to the Adirondacks to Buffalo. SUNY System Administration employees, based in Albany and New York City, provide critical support for SUNY campuses, employees, and students to advance SUNY's mission of providing high-quality, affordable higher education for all.

Across a wide range of roles, from finance and legal counsel to student support, academic affairs, IT, admissions, and more, our employees work toward advancing the four priority pillars established by SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. and the SUNY Board of Trustees: student success; research and scholarship; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and economic development and upward mobility.  SUNY System Administration is a mission-driven workplace with robust New York State benefits including health insurance, retirement, time off, and paid family leave.

Job Description:
 

The State University of New York is searching for exceptional students to join the SUNY Digital Engagement web management team as web content developers and editors.

The web management team works to implement SUNY's online media strategy; develop responsive, engaging, and optimized websites and content; generate inbound traffic to SUNY's web properties; interact with constituents in an open and transparent manner; and develop brand awareness.

The team is led by SUNY's Manager of Digital Engagement. 

Positions available include:

Paid student assistantship, available to undergraduate or graduate students (up to 29 hours per week)

All members of the SUNY Digital Engagement Team web management team strive to:

- Create and edit accessible and optimized web content that is universal in reach
- Develop meaningful, quantifiable efforts and performance reports on SUNY web properties
- Collaborate with all 64 campuses to develop content about SUNY's students, faculty, staff and alumni
- Engage in responsible, open and transparent conversations relating to SUNY or higher education

Applicants should expect to be:

- Team players: constantly collaborating with each other and with professionals throughout SUNY
- Communicators: developing clear and concise content for broad audiences
- Initiators: brainstorming outside the box and always going the extra mile
- Organizers: planning ahead and determining the best ways to develop web content in an optimized and efficient manner
- Thinkers: analyzing data and making decisions based on that data

Requirements:
 

Applicants are expected to have:

- Knowledge of web development trends and software
- HTML, CSS, Javascript knowledge and skills. Familiarity with Wordpress or TerminalFour CMS a plus but not required.
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Video, and audio editing capabilities are a plus

All applicants must be enrolled at a SUNY campus.